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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Colleges guard soaring endowments - The Boston Globe: "The pattern of deep-pocketed universities regularly raising tuition while amassing fast-growing fortunes has drawn unusual scrutiny from government leaders and higher education advocates over the past few months. They say elite colleges are hoarding wealth that could help open their doors to more poor and working-class families.

Turner's Community involvement taken a step beyond (comment on this): "What researchers found is a set of foundations with an uncommon but highly successful approach to giving, researcher Mikael Karlstrom said, resulting in significant, sustainable change in communities around the country. The ongoing study, titled 'Embedded Funders and Community Change,' explores foundations that concentrate their resources in one limited geographic area and become deeply involved in those communities."

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

STLtoday - News - Washington: "Difficulties in starting any new charitable campaign. 'Even with a figure as iconic as Martin Luther King, you're still a new charity chasing money for a new cause, as opposed to a more established charity name people are familiar with,' says Michael Nilsen, chief spokesman for the Association of Fundraising Professionals in Arlington, Va."

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to expand and elevate the role of the executive director of California Volunteers, the state’s commission for volunteerism. As a cabinet secretary, the volunteerism leader will be involved in planning the state’s response to natural disasters and coordinating volunteer efforts to provide relief."